NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARSHIPS
New Zealand Scholarships empower individuals with the knowledge, skills and qualifications to contribute to economic, social and political development within selected developing countries. They are funded through the New Zealand Aid Programme and managed through the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Scholarship recipients are required to return to their home country on completion of their scholarship to work for a minimum period of two years in order to apply their new skills and knowledge.
The Didem Yaman Memorial PhD Scholarship commemorates the tragic passing of Didem Yaman, a PhD scholar from Turkey, in the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand in 2011.
Applications close on Friday 24 July 2015. Please address applications to: Didem Yaman Memorial Scholarship, New Zealand Embassy, 11 Kizkulesi Sokak, Gaziosmanpasa, Ankara 06700, TURKEY
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
It is important that you correctly fill out all relevant sections in this application form and include all relevant documents listed below. Applications with unanswered questions or incomplete documentation will not be considered for a scholarship.
Supporting documents provided with this application must be certified true copies of original documents with the official stamp and signature of a Justice of the Peace, Solicitor, Notary Public, an official from the New Zealand Diplomatic Post, or another authorised official. Where original documents are not in English, you must provide certified true copies of official English translations.
The application form must include:
• A signed application Declaration on page 10.
• A certified copy of your birth certificate (in English).
• A certified copy of official evidence of any name change (in English).
• A certified copy of the personal pages of your passport.
• A certified copy of the academic transcript for all tertiary qualifications and the grading schedule for each qualification (in English).
• A certified copy of the completion or graduation certificate for each tertiary qualification that you have completed (in English).
• The original international English proficiency test result, e.g. IELTS or TOEFL, or selection of one of the valid reasons for not providing the results as listed in Section Eleven on page 10. Photocopies will not be accepted. Test results must be no more than 24 months old by the commencement of study.
• If you are employed, a current job description confirming your position and outlining your responsibilities and duties.
• A current (dated) curriculum vitae – a brief history of your education, work experiences and skills.
• Three references (no more than 24 months old) on official letterhead, supporting your scholarship application to study in New Zealand. References should be provided from your current employer and a former lecturer (or school principal for undergraduate applicants), and where possible, a relevant government or community-based organisation.
• A 500 word statement describing the specific skills and knowledge you want to gain from your proposed study and how this will contribute to your current and/or future job.
• A 500 word statement outlining your proposed research topic.
Do not send in an application without all the required documentation
Application Form
